Unit 6 SAT Vocabulary Flashcards
Bondage
N
-slavery or involuntary servitude
Atone
V
-to make amends or reparations, as for an offense or a crime, or for an offender
Credible
Adj
-capable of being believed; believable
Defray
V
-to bear or pay all or part of (the costs, expenses, etc)
Diligent
Adj
-constant in effort to accomplish something; attentive and persistent in doing anything
Doleful
adj
-sad; sorrowful; mournful; melancholy
Hamper
V
-to hold back; hinder; impede
Hew
V
- to strike forcibly with an ax, sword, or other cutting instrument; chop; hack
- to uphold, follow closely, or conform
Impoverished
Adj
- reduced to poverty
- deprived of strength, vitality, creativeness, etc
Incessant
Adj
-continuing without interruption; never stopping
Intricate
Adj
-complex; complicated; hard to understand, work, or make
Lucid
Adj
-easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible
Posthumous
Adj
-arising, occurring, or continuing after one’s death
Prim
Adj
-formally precise or proper, as persons or behavior; stiffly neat
V
-to draw up the mouth in an affectedly nice or precise way
Sardonic
Adj
-characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering
Superfluous
Adj
-being more than is sufficient or required; excessive
Supplant
V
-to take the place of (another), as through force, scheming, strategy, etc.
Taunt
V
-to reproach in. Sarcastic, insulting, or jeering manner; mock
Tenacious
Adj
- holding fast, characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by “of”)
- Pertinacious, persistent, stubborn, or obstinate
Ghastly
Adj
-shockingly frightful or dreadful; horrible
